On September 14th, the Census Bureau will report the official poverty rate for 2020. In a typical year the poverty rate receives widespread attention as a key indicator of well-being in the United ...

New metric to measure poverty Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released a long-promised alternative method for measuring who’s officially considered poor and who isn’t. The old approach, established 50 ...

A video livestream will be available on this page starting at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, September 14th. Please scroll down to view. On Tuesday, AEI hosted a panel of experts to discuss the effectiveness of ...

The way the country defines poverty has ripple effects for people's ability to access government help, including the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program, known as WIC. (Justin Sullivan/Getty ...

This story was originally published by Cronkite News. Timothy Smeeding began his research career in public affairs and economics by sitting across from the woman who created the official poverty ...

Oregon State University researchers have developed a new method of measuring poverty across Oregon. The researchers say their method measures the impact of social safety programs on poverty. It also ...

There are 37.9 million Americans living in poverty, accounting for 11.6% of the total population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The number reported by the Census Bureau is based on the official ...

This story is part of the Prospect’s series on how the next president can make progress without new legislation. Read all of our Day One Agenda articles here. It’s often cited that four out of ten ...

Part of the Rockwood neighborhood on the border of Portland and Gresham has been designated as an area in persistent poverty by the U.S. Census Bureau. (Kristine de Leon/The Oregonian) Many residents ...

Timothy Smeeding began his research career in public affairs and economics by sitting across from the woman who created the official poverty measure of the United States – a standard he’s worked most ...

“The official poverty measure was something that we created 70, 65 years ago, and it was appropriate for that time and period. But it isn’t anymore,” said Smeeding, a professor at Robert M. La ...